Comments on: Stock artwork, logos, copyright and the power of Twitter. A cautionary tale.

By: Stock art website with stolen art suing original artist. | leightonhubbell-blog.com

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:54:50 +0000

[...] without doing my own research and hearing their side. It was after reading the blog post from The Logo Factor, merely hours after mine that I realize perhaps that there is much more to this story than I had [...]

By: Secrets to Freelance Success | The Logo Factor Design Blog

Secrets to Freelance Success | The Logo Factor Design Blog — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:46:24 +0000

[...] like a Hugh Aaron image from Stock Art. And in case you don’t remember, that’s how we first got to know Jon in the first place. Now, this could be legitimately licensed artwork – I’ve contacted the legal firm that [...]

By: Twitter And Me » #SaveJon, quand les designers se mobilisent

Twitter And Me » #SaveJon, quand les designers se mobilisent — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:10:29 +0000

[...] via the logo factory [...]

By: Electronic Arts UK Community

Electronic Arts UK Community — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:29:42 +0000

[...] I know we’re all strapped for cash, but nicking someone else’s work, loading it to your site, [...]

By: Graphic designer gets sued for own work

Graphic designer gets sued for own work — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:35:46 +0000

[...] designer gets sued for own work… You couldn’t make this up even if it was April 1st – Stock artwork, logos, copyright and Twitter. | The Logo Factor Design Blog I know we’re all strapped for cash, but nicking someone else’s work, loading it to your site, [...]

By: Designing original logos

Designing original logos — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:29:58 +0000

[...] this belongs in the ‘goes without saying category’ but with the recent flaps about copied and improperly licensed logos still reverberating around the design community, thought it might be a good time to take a look at [...]

By: The Week In Freelance: April 13th | The Freelance Rant

The Week In Freelance: April 13th | The Freelance Rant — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:08:34 +0000

[...] The problem was that others decided to look into the matter further and post their findings which contradicted Jon’s claims. The major backlash that followed doomed Jon and probably his career in the process. A big lesson [...]

By: Dave Hile

Dave Hile — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:18:52 +0000

All reasonable people know that we need to hear both sides of a story before making an informed decision, but thanks for reminding us.

By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:26:50 +0000

@OB – as far as I know, the legal fund was canceled the money is being refunded, if it hasn’t already. I believe that the donation site doesn’t actually pay out any donations until the established figure is reached. In this case only $2500 out of $5000 was pledged.

By: OB

OB — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:17:59 +0000

Wow, What a deluded fool and the worst kind of criminal

Im looking forward hearing confirmation that Jon has paid out the 18000 for the work he has stolen. ……although unfortunately I would expect that the money donated to his cause will pay for some of this.